Here lies Sam Doodle - Second World War German airborne Pr...

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Here lies Sam Doodle - Second World War German airborne Propaganda leaflet. Small-scale leaflet dropped on US soldiers, front depicts a tombstone that reads “ Here Lies Sam Doodle – a poor dumb ass that went poking his nose into things that weren’t no sort of business to his – This was his motto: Why live expensively in America when you can did cheap in Europe? “ reverse reads “ A gravestone somewhere in France or somewhere in Europe “ … “ And this is the result! Nobody’s sorry for Sam. Nobody weeps over him. The World goes on. “ Anti-American sentiment to dissuade American soldiers from fighting. 9cm x 12cm.

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Auction Date: 21st Nov 2023 at 10am

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21st Nov 2023 10am (Lots 1 to 310)